BLITZER: And they're under-reporting it, apparently, the U.S. government, as well, the level of violence. In the event, Barak sabotaged his rivals virtual candidacy, only to lose at the polls himself. That's simply not true. Israels 1988 election took place against the backdrop of the Palestinian intifada (the uprising against Israel in the occupied territories). At the last minute, when President Clinton flew to Geneva, to meet Assad the father, and they were sure it was going through, and at the last minute, he said no. Apart from all those already mentioned above, Shimon Prokupecz had also been featured in several other CNN programs, and shows such as CNN Newsroom, CNN Saturday, At This Hour as well as The Lead with Jake Tapper podcast and Anderson Cooper 360. I'm Wolf Blitzer in Washington. BLITZER: You're comfortable with that? Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. June 13, 2007 - Wins the Israeli presidential election by a vote of 86-23 by the Knesset. How quickly would you like to see U.S. forces leave? We're going to take a quick break. SHAYS: Well, I BLITZER: How much time should the U.S. give Iraq? HARMAN: We don't need independent countries, I don't believe. And if he is found guilty, so be it. Shimon Peres, original name Shimon Perski, (born August 16?, 1923, Wiszniew, Poland [now Vishnyeva, Belarus]; see Researcher's Note died September 28, 2016, Ramat Gan, Israel), Polish-born Israeli statesman, who served as both prime minister (1984-86 and 1995-96) and president (2007-14) of Israel and as leader of the Israel Labour Party We took out all the soldiers from there. Who doesn't enable them to be independent and be alone? Nic, what's the latest? Hamas is not looking for a territorial solution. Stand by, because we're going to continue this conversation. CNN suspended Griffin, who worked with former CNN star Chris Cuomo, a "New Day" anchor from its inception in 2013 until he launched his primetime show in 2018. He was at the White House this week, met with the president. AFP PHOTO GEORGES GOBET / AFP / GEORGES GOBET (Photo credit should read GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images), peres farewell world leaders pkg liebermann_00000519.jpg. July 15, 2007 - Takes office for a seven-year term. The fact that it's being shot at from the right and the left shows me that it's pretty sound. We gave back Gaza completely to the Palestinians. Peress lieutenants, led by Yossi Beilin and Uri Savir, opened a secret track with PLO negotiators outside Oslo. HARMAN: Yes, it's accurate, but it's more complicated. Here I am, Wolf. SHAYS: In good conscience, I can, as long as it results in good results. Being a crime and justice reporter, Shimon mainly covers his news in the concerned sector. His own chief of staff, Andy Card, two years ago, recommended that Rumsfeld be replaced because of some of the problems identified in this report. But they certainly don't want the Turks coming in and clamping down on them. He became the first Israeli head of state to address a Muslim state legislature when he spoke to Turkeys national assembly in November 2007. BAKER: Wolf, you're absolutely right. At the age of 10, Shimon left to settle in Tel Aviv, where his father, a lumber merchant, had emigrated two years earlier. I know you met with the president of the United States and the vice president of the United States and other top U.S. officials. He calls leaving so many U.S. military trainers training the Iraqi army undermines its sovereignty. BLITZER: I want Lee Hamilton to weigh in as well, because, you know, you're getting negative reaction from all the key groups in Iraq. And then it had a front page, you saw, "Surrender Monkeys." Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks to reporters outside of the West Wing after meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House on June 25, 2014, in Washington. In spite of the circulating rumors about his sexual orientation, Shimon is not gay, and it appears that he is still single. Elaborate on what you were writing. Their breakaway Rafi party proved unsuccessful, winning only 10 seats, and in 1968 Rafi rejoined Labour, as did Peres, who became its deputy general secretary. They postponed it. A 1996 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School, Aaron brings more than 20 years of broadcasting experience to Channel 6. In the year 2013, he became the producer of CNN and became responsible for covering news related to the FBI and various security-related agencies in the USA. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Welcome to Washington. I insist that we change the strategy. Welcome in, and I'll start with you, Jane Harman. We're cutting that time in half, so that Iraqis patrol the streets, not Americans. Shimon was born on April 2, 1978, in one of the most populated precinct Brooklyn, New York. You also come when the Iraq Study Group has issued its report, making recommendations to the president. He's been to Iraq 15 times, more than any other U.S. lawmaker. BLITZER: Secretary Baker, I suspect, also, because I've spoken with other Kurdish leaders, that they don't like your notion of having an international conference in which all of the regional neighbors of Iraq would be involved because, as you well know, and as Congressman Hamilton well knows and our viewers know, the Kurds have no great love for Turkey and they certainly don't want Turkey playing a role in the future of northern Iraq, which in effect, has become an autonomous Kurdistan. And America's interests all over that part of the world would be severely, severely damaged. Griffin's LinkedIn page, which has . [1] We'll speak with one of Baghdad's most powerful politicians, the Shiite leader, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, in an exclusive Sunday interview. BLITZER: He says that he's not saying that there's apartheid in Israel, but, in effect, in the Israeli-occupied territories, the West Bank. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Guys, thanks very much for coming in. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ6TXUKBGNZ/?hl=en&taken-by=shimonpro. PERES: I'm not surprised by it. Although many Israeli leftists felt outraged at his betrayal, experienced Peres-watchers knew that his personal friendship with Sharon counted for more than ideological congruence. BLITZER: We have to leave it right there. We need to understand our friends in the Middle East better. The Shia apparently not very happy as well, if you listen to Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, that interview coming up here on "Late Edition." As a way of offering their thanks, they presented him with a copy of the Gemlich letter, a rare document that Adolf . We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. We don't need BLITZER: To break it up? He negotiated directly with Arafat, turned the Gaza and Jericho First proposals agreed at the White House into reality, drafted the 1994 Paris Protocol of Israeli-Palestinian economic relations, promoted regional summits and in 1995 sealed Oslo II (an agreement to restore Palestinian rule to six major West Bank towns). And so, you know, we're in a situation, really, where there has got to be some strategic realignment. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: Welcome back to "Late Edition." In . They want it to be treated with the seriousness that it demands. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SEN. CARL LEVIN (D-MI): The key element to this report, to me, is that they say that there is no military solution in Iraq; there is only a political solution in Iraq, and that the Iraqis have got to come together politically. De Aung San Suu Kyi a Juan Manuel Santos, el Premio Nobel de la Paz se ha concedido al menos seis veces en las ltimas tres dcadas a personas cuyo reconocimiento ahora se cuestiona. BLITZER: The secretary, former secretary of state James Baker, the co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, had this advice this week about -- for the president, in terms of accepting the recommendations, the 79 recommendations of the panel. You've got three groups, three large groups there -- Kurds, Sunnis and Shias -- and there's a real movement ahead, picking up, to shut out the Sunnis. His most recent best-seller is entitled "State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III." The reconciliation did not come because of the pressure of the United States or any other forces, outsiders, but it was just coming from the Iraqi government itself. This time Peres was the liberal brake to Sharons determinedly rightwing engine. Rabins memoirs decried Peres for betraying him in 1977, and Begin was able to exploit the spat to triumph at the 1981 polls. Before joining CNN International, she was a reporter for Abu Dhabi Television. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: Welcome back to "Late Edition." Then we'll go to Baghdad. Welcome to "Late Edition." January 14, 2016 - Peres suffers a mild heart attack and undergoes surgery to insert a stent. "This Week in War," with our John Roberts, coming up at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, right after "Late Edition." (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) BLITZER: Your Eminence, thanks very much for coming in. Miraculously, their enmity turned to partnership, with Peres, the foreign minister, as the engine and Rabin, the prime minister, as the gears and brakes (or so Peres later described it). In 2009 Peres served as national host for Pope Benedict XVIs visit to Israel. He took over as prime minister on a wave of sympathy. Because you met with him; you heard his public statements. Should these recommendations have been made a year or two ago? Bob Woodward, a lot of people are also suggesting, and this is implied in what John just said, that it's going to get worse before it gets even worse in Iraq. His Wiki: Wife, Net Wor Who is Kpop youtuber Saesong? AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): It's well-known that the Iraqi problem is an internal and external one. And there is concern that, because of the Iranian position to try to destroy Israel and your alignment with Iran, there is concern about you. He soon met the Ukrainian-born Sonia Gelman and wooed her by moonlight with readings from Marxs Das Kapital. HAMILTON: Well, we want a unified Iraq. He should know it. He fashioned alliances with France in the 1950s, and planted the seeds for Israels embryonic electronics and aircraft industries. Shimon works for CNN based in New York as a crime and justice correspondent. I spoke with Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, arguably the most influential Shiite political leader in Iraq right now. But that's been known. PERES: Back in 1978. July 24, 2014 - His term as president ends. By arthur January 15, 2023. We're going to pick up this conversation, Congressman. Mr Peres died in a hospital near Tel Aviv early on Wednesday, with his family at his . And let me just add one more thing. We're continuing our conversation with two experienced hands in the U.S. Congress: Democrat Jane Harman and Republican Chris Shays. From Aung San Suu Kyi to Abiy Ahmed, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded at least six times in the past three decades to recipients whose recognition is being second-guessed. He then saw Begin negotiate the historic peace agreement with Egypt that he had expected to make himself. BLITZER: That's in the recommendations. BLITZER: That's what a lot of people are now concluding. May 29, 2012 - Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama during an East Room ceremony in the White House. BURNS: I don't think that they think they're going to get that kind of ultimatum. AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): Regardless of what came in this report, but actually there are a lot of positive things in it. His career began as a paralegal at the District Attorney's Office in his home town. That's just to say, if you will -- it's my term, not theirs -- having broken this society by toppling Saddam Hussein, tyrannical as he was, the assumption of moral responsibility that the United States has to somehow see Iraq through. Bob Woodward and John Burns with more on their special insights from here in Washington and Baghdad. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. New information about the testimony of the unnamed former secretary who, on Saturday night, accused former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres of sexually assaulting her, has been. On the other hand, the only one that was cited in the report, Wolf, was the fact that we call for a sharing of oil proceeds. But we now are concentrating about the Iraqi issues. And the second is this report. And he also doesn't want Sunni Arabs from Saudi Arabia, from Egypt, from Jordan, getting involved in what he sees as the future of a Shiite-led country in Iraq. But he visited the al-Asad air base in the West, a massive Balad air base about 50 miles north of Baghdad, that is a major U.S. medical facility. For the first time this day, there have been counter-protests in the North, in the important Sunni Muslim town of Tripoli. WOODWARD: No. The report doesn't support that, and I think that's a flaw in the report. Virtually across the board, Israeli editorials spoke of a national sigh of relief in recognition of a long-maligned yet irreplaceable figure. But that's about as unrealistic as anything that you're going to find, frankly, in the Baker-Hamilton report, insofar as it would be likely to bring an end to this conflict at this stage. The one thing, as I wrote in that piece, that all Iraqis agree on is that the Democratic experiment, though it has brought them freedoms that they yearned for, for so long, has done absolutely nothing to stem the tide of the war. And he's right, you can't pull out instantly, or perhaps you can't set a timetable. But I also think that her majority is created by moderates and conservatives who won in Republican seats who talk tough and smart on security issues. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". After leaving the presidency in 2014, Peres continued work for his peace centre. In the same year, he cemented Israels peace treaty with Jordan. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Not every detail is sound. They're worried about the disbanding and disarming of their militias and so forth. Tucker Carlson Calls CNN Reporter Shimon Prokupecz a 'Midget With the HARMAN: Surely, he is. 2:41. In his inaugural presidential speech he bluntly stated that Israel had to get rid of the territories. Here is one of the conclusions, Chris Shays, of this Iraq Study Group report. I'll paraphrase from the title of your book. Peres wrote 11 books, read poetry voraciously, and could quote from Old Testament prophets, French literature and Chinese philosophy with equal ease. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JALAL TALABANI, IRAQI PRESIDENT: I think that the Baker-Hamilton is not fair, is not just, and it contains some very dangerous articles which undermine the sovereignty of Iraq and the constitution. Son of Yitzhak and Sarah Persky (he later Hebraised the family surname), he was born in Vishneva, then a largely Jewish town located in the borderlands between modern Belarus, Poland and Lithuania. Peres became leader of the Hanoar Haoved (Working Youth) Zionist movement when he was 19, and founded Kibbutz Alumot in the Jordan Valley. BLITZER: Bob, I want to pick up on something that you spoke about, the new, incoming defense secretary, Robert Gates, to succeed Donald Rumsfeld, who made a surprise visit to Baghdad in Iraq this weekend. Whether he was an effective brake was another story. Congress has served notice that now there will be careful review of the Iraq budgets. My judgment is this, that basically, it's not clean enough. The Shiites are worried about the constitutional review that the Baker-Hamilton group wants. Large numbers there, smaller than here in downtown Beirut but no less politically significant, Wolf. Due to his habit of keeping ones private life a secret, Shimon is often rumored to be gay, but he is straight; however, he is currently single. He withdrew troops from Beirut to a narrow security zone in southern Lebanon. And they're saying this interferes in their own sovereignty. And this government is taking care of security. And I'm a former Peace Corps volunteer. (END VIDEO CLIP) BLITZER: Strong words from the former president of the United States. That seems to be what the choice of the Iraqis is, and that should be what controls. Who is Shawnee Smith? Appointed defence minister that June, Peres immediately plunged into the intricacies of negotiating a second interim Sinai treaty with Egypt. They've done it on de-Baathification and now with oil. All of that makes tremendous sense. HAMILTON: And our recommendations move in that direction. BLITZER: Correct me if I'm wrong, but before you were re- elected, Congressman, you wanted more troops deployed to Iraq, along the lines of what Senator John McCain and others are suggesting? And something dramatic is going to have to be done. AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): This is not up to us. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a91d8cc5813a760822b8d0c0b9fef1bf" );document.getElementById("afe063943e").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. And that's what was controversial. As late as November 2015, his health now failing, he insisted that Israel faced eternal war if there was no Palestinian state. Shimon Prokupecz Bio, Wiki, Net Worth, Married, Wife, Gay, Age It may be a great deal worse. BLITZER: Because you know, a lot of Democrats, Jane Harman, would much rather have you spend, over the next year, $100 billion for health care or Social Security or other health issues, related issues, than spend the money in Iraq. CNN.com - Transcripts We have good relationships with many countries. Why is she hiding he TV Series crime and justice producer - 2 episodes, Himself - Covering Law Enforcement For CNN. Personal:Birth date: August 15, 1923 (some sources say the 16th), Birth place: Vishniev, Poland (now in Belarus), Marriage: Sonya Gelman (1945-January 20, 2011, her death). BLITZER: John, how would the Iraqis react to that kind of ultimatum? He said, "It is absolutely intolerable for Israel to accept the threat of a nuclear Iran. All the story with the Syrians is spent (ph) with "no" and "no" and "no." BLITZER: Here's what the report says: "The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq," your organization, "seeks the creation of an autonomous Shia region comprising nine provinces in the south. So we have a prescription, under this approach, of kind of a permanent war. Others collapsed because opponents chipped away at the scaffolding, as with the Oslo accords. Yet support haemorrhaged for a government blighted by scandal and economic malaise. BLITZER: It looks like the situation in Iraq right now is falling apart. The Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, dead, according to wire service reports. In fact, it's quite possible they will send a handful or even more in. He had first met King Hussein in 1974. They don't like to see foreign troops on their soil. The New York Post had an editorial, "The Counsel of Cowards" it was entitled. In 1969 Peres was charged with developing these areas, and absorbing new eastern European immigrants. BLITZER: All right. I'm Wolf Blitzer in Washington. And if you want to go to the southern part of Iraq from Kurdistan, you need to get a visa to go into Iraq. BLITZER: Because we're hearing from President Jalal Talabani today, in my interview with Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the Shiite leader, Sunni politicians -- they don't like this Iraq study report. News team - RT I've not met many people here, Iraqi or American, who think it is. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: An update for you who are following the story: The former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, dead at the age of 91, this coming in from a military hospital in Santiago. September 22, 2014 - Releases a comedic YouTube video, So Now What? The video depicts the former president trying out a variety of new jobs including pizza deliveryman, gas station attendant, supermarket cashier and airport security guard. Rabin, meanwhile, concentrated on Syrian talks via his protege, the military chief of staff Ehud Barak. He lost the Labour leadership on the eve of the partys return to power in 1992. Joining us now, the two co-chairmen. And sometimes you have to live with deadlines. That's another reason why we have to get the Iraq problem behind us. BAKER: Thank you, Wolf. He knows this. (END VIDEO CLIP) BLITZER: President Bush, sparring with reporters this week about the war and his reaction to the Iraq Study Group. The problem is not Iran, not the Iranian people. But we believe that the American people want our aid to be conditional. Obama, Bill Clinton to attend Peres funeral | CNN I prefer not to discuss the Israeli options. This idea that the Iraq Study Group has put forward of, "Well, let's just embed more U.S. forces in the Iraqi units; maybe let's quadruple it" -- I mean, John Burns can tell you, reporters who've been with those units, that's going to do absolutely nothing. Can Peres' vision survive his death? (Opinion) | CNN His honours included appointment as honorary GCMG in 2008, award of the US presidential medal of freedom in 2012 and the Congressional gold medal in 2014. He micromanaged daily Pentagon life and rode roughshod over people. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BAKER: We do not recommend a "stay the course" solution. And any withdrawal would be subject, of course, to changed conditions on the ground. HARMAN: Well, we each get elected by our own voters, and I'm not going to comment on the choice that they made. Peres, Amirs other intended target, was just metres away. SHAYS: Yes. By 1953, aged 29, he was director of the entire defence ministry, an office he held until 1959. We'll get an exclusive Sunday interview with arguably the most powerful Shiite politician in Iraq, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. But also, we are failing in Iraq. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVDjdzUhLjD/?hl=en&taken-by=shimonpro. We can improve them, but we have to focus now on other parts of the world that are even more dangerous. But you need something that people will say, "Oh, this is a change, and this has a chance of working." We'll stay on top of this story, bring you the reaction, the fallout. We shall be for apartheid? He held almost every public office, including those of. I put this issue to the former Israeli prime minister, the current vice premier, Shimon Peres, when we spoke here earlier. SHAYS: Well, it just points out how difficult it is for people to police their own body. It was by the Iraqi people, and it was voted up on this federation. BLITZER: But was Israel willing to give up all of the Golan Heights? Shimon, living the life of a reporter, has to be in front of the camera most of his time. . Shimon Peres (born 1923) served as Israel's prime minister from 1984 through 1986 and again in 1995, following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiations with the Palestinians, along with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.. Shimon Peres was born to Yitzhak and Sara Persky in 1923 in Volozhin, Poland. And I think that, if we start saying to the people that we're fighting in Iraq that we're ready to get out, irrespective of the success of the mission, I think that would be very serious. January-November 2005 - Vice premier of the Knesset (Parliament) and senior deputy prime minister of Israel. Israel has enough troubles of her own. Then they have to decide if they still want us. It doesn't say Iraq. https://www.instagram.com/p/_-ZABTrQiU/?hl=en&taken-by=shimonpro. Nonetheless, Peres still engendered controversy. What's your reaction? Joining us here in Washington, Bob Woodward of The Washington Post. John Burns of the New York Times, thanks very much to you. "If the Iraqi government does not make substantial progress toward the achievement of milestones on national reconciliation, security and governance, the United States should reduce its political, military or economic support for the Iraqi government." Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel greeted each other at the funeral in Jerusalem of the former prime minister and president Shimon Peres. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BLITZER: Welcome back to "Late Edition." We have new people coming every year because it's such a hard place to serve. Age, Height, Net Worth, Husb Who is Jessica Tarlov? BLITZER: And still to come, insight from two journalists who know the Iraq story very well: Bob Woodward of The Washington Post and John Burns, the Baghdad bureau chief for the New York Times. And he won an election fair and square, so far as I know. Look, Iraq is where -- it's an oil-rich nation. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BUSH: I understand there's sectarian violence. He spent time with the troops, ate with them, talked with the officers here. (END VIDEO CLIP) BLITZER: Accept it all or, basically, don't accept it? But if the reality on the ground gives us that and it's somebody that we can deal with, maybe that's where we're going. A little reality test here. There were two aftershocks. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. BLITZER: You served on the Intelligence Committee, until now. This was a battle that would be repeated often over the next two decades. And, of course, it will not take place unless the whole Iraqi people vote on it and accept it. SHAYS: That part's accurate. AL-HAKIM (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): This is also an inaccurate statement, because we have a strong relationship with Iran, as well as we have a strong relationship with the United States. http://www.gettyimages.com/license/542268238An archive portrait taken on January 22, 1981 in Paris shows Israeli Labor Party leader Shimon Peres. And that's a little bit of what that is. BLITZER: He said, "We must also be prepared to deal alone with this problem. Obviously, I had hoped to stay. Incremental doesn't work anymore. And actually, that's going to be the Iraqi decision. BAKER: Well, they don't want Turkey playing a role in terms of moving in there and preventing them from enjoying the status that they currently enjoy, thanks, of course, totally to the actions of the first President Bush in 1991, as an autonomous region up there in the North. 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